Wind blown power fight
San Antonio Express-News
To pay an extra $4 a month for the chance to get more expensive wind energy is not the most expensive energy boondoggle we will see in coming months. We are already paying the price for Democrats misguided energy policies. I think it is going to take every available energy source to lick this problem.
A divided Public Utility Commission gave preliminary approval Thursday to construct $5 billion in transmission lines to bring wind power from West Texas to urban areas.Drew Thornley at the Texas Public Policy Foundation is not to keen on this idea and other "green" initiatives.
The project is expected to cost average household consumers about $4 a month.
It should boost the state's wind farm business, already the largest in the nation, to even greater levels. It would increase capacity for wind generation to 18,456 megawatts.
The plan, which is expected to be finalized later this month, is a middle ground between five scenarios ranging from $3 billion to $6.4 billion.
Chairman Barry Smitherman and Commissioner Paul Hudson supported the transmission proposal, but Commissioner Julie Parsley said she is concerned about putting too much wind into the state's power system.
Wind doesn't blow all the time and sometimes will increase or drop off dramatically, potentially putting stress on the grid, known as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.
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To pay an extra $4 a month for the chance to get more expensive wind energy is not the most expensive energy boondoggle we will see in coming months. We are already paying the price for Democrats misguided energy policies. I think it is going to take every available energy source to lick this problem.
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